Earnings Release Date Announced for International Rectifier

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WHAT: Earnings Report and Conference Call
      CEO Alex Lidow and CFO Michael McGee will conduct a conference
      call to discuss June-quarter (fiscal fourth quarter 2001) 
      results and the September-quarter outlook.

WHEN: Thursday, July 26, 2001
      1:30 p.m. (Pacific) report via Business Wire
      2:15 p.m. (Pacific) conference call

HOW:  Phone In.
      Call 212/896-6061 by 2:10 p.m. (Pacific) to be connected to the 
      call.

      Log On. 
      Listen to the conference call over the Internet through Investor
      Broadcast Network at http://www.investorbroadcast.com or through
      StreetFusion at http://www.streetfusion.com. To listen to the
      live call, go to the Web site at least 15 minutes early to
      register, download and install any necessary audio software.

      Replay: 
      A taped replay of this call will be available from approximately
      4:15 p.m. Pacific time on Thursday, July 26, through 4:15 p.m. 
      on Tuesday, July 31. To hear the replay by phone, call 
      800/633-8284 and refer to reservation number 1915-2778. 
      International callers may dial 858/587-5842 and use the same 
      reservation number. To hear the replay on the Internet, go to 
      http://www.irf.com and link to Investor Broadcast Network or 
      StreetFusion.